Elena.

After everything I had told him about Maxine, of course Killian already knew who she was. Even before we found her, he had heard almost every story about my best friend.

Reid was the next one to step forward. He swallowed nervously, beads of sweat beginning to form on his forehead. He looked Maxine up and down before raising one eyebrow.

"Wow," he chimed in. "You actually survived."

Maxine laughed softly, holding her still-aching abdomen. Reid stepped closer and reached for her hand. "I'm so grateful you didn't die."

"Me too," I said silently, though I didn't say it aloud.

"I'm so grateful you didn't die."

"It was all...